Nearly 200 protesters, including Amazon workers, have begun what they call the biggest-ever strike against the popular digital retailer. With the help of the Teamsters Union, the demonstration in Maspeth, Queens, began on Thursday, December 19th, 202 ...

The FAA has granted temporary flight restrictions over some of New York’s critical infrastructure sites, in a measure officials call ‘purely precautionary’

But Gisèle Pelicot does not want to be seen as an icon, one of her lawyers has said

The fugitive pooch has unwittingly become the face of a New Orleans beautification project

A record number of travelers are expected to take to the skies this holiday season

‘That’s the kind of s*** you run into when you started listening to people who aren’t elected,’ one Democratic senator tells The Independent

An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes

The president-elect has called for mass deportations and an end to birthright citizenship

On ‘Mad Friday’, many festive revellers are choosing low- or no-alcohol drinks on pub crawl touring Hull’s city centre

Fiona Wood solves final conundrum to clinch victory and encourages other women to ‘give it a go’

Exclusive: Jason Matthews alleges Connor Jones used unnecessary force on him and pushed him to the ground

Duo’s Andrew Ridgeley celebrates success of song that is ‘almost as much a part of Christmas as mince pies, turkey and pigs in blankets’

Chancellor pledges renewed focus on growth after Bank of England warning that Britain is on brink of stagnation

 

Keir Starmer confirms Peter Mandelson as US ambassador while giving councils £1.6bn to ‘get on with fixing potholes’

 

Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging and raping her for almost a decade

Kyiv mayor Vitality Klitschko says at least one person was killed and 12 more wounded in the Russian missile strikes

A record 119 million Americans are expected to travel for the December holidays

‘It was pretty painful, probably the most painful experience I have ever had’